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Insurance and reinsurance technology related news, focused on the wave of interest in InsurTech start-ups, investing in insurance technology initiatives, as well as reinsurance tech start-ups or ReinsurTech.
Greenlight Capital Re launches InsurTech innovation unit
6th March 2018
Specialist property and casualty reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re has launched Greenlight Re Innovations, a new unit set to be head up by Greenlight Re's Chief Operating Officer (COO), Michael Belfatti. The innovation unit's central mission will be to support commerce and personal health and welfare through technology and risk enterprises that ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s ERGO agrees on life portfolio management partnership with IBM
1st March 2018
Munich Re's ERGO has agreed on a life portfolio management partnership in cooperation with IBM Deutschland which will see the insurer migrate the management of its book of six million traditional life insurance contracts to a new IT platform. Clemens Muth, member of the Executive Board of ERGO Group AG responsible for ... Read the full article
Reinsurance one of the most promising professions: Denis Kessler, SCOR
28th February 2018
Denis Kessler, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurer SCOR, recently highlighted a promising future for the global reinsurance industry, driven by the expanding risk landscape, technological advances, and rising demand for protection across the world. Speaking during the France domiciled reinsurer's Q4 2017 earnings ... Read the full article
Argo Pro partners with eBaoTech to streamline core processes
27th February 2018
Argo Pro, a division of Argo Group, has announced a partnership with leading digital-insurance-solutions provider, eBaoTech Corporation, to streamline and modernise Argo Pro’s core insurance processes. Argo Pro will use eBaoTech’s platform to integrate policy administration, claims handling, billing and sales-channel administration, to enhance Argo Pro's management liability products that can ... Read the full article
‘Technology will completely disrupt insurance industry’ warns Kielholz, Swiss Re
26th February 2018
Walter Kielholz, Chairman of Swiss Re, has dedicated a significant portion of his message in the company’s 2017 financial review to cautioning the reinsurance industry on the uncertainties posed by technology. Kielholz cites “digitalization, big data, robotics artificial intelligence” as potential threats to the stability of the industry and suggests ... Read the full article
USAA becomes latest Socotra investor
26th February 2018
USAA has become the latest investor in comprehensive cloud-native insurance core system Socotra, joining previous investors CrunchFund, Founders Fund, Greenoaks Capital, SciFi VC, SV Angel and Vulcan Capital, as well as angel investors Ron Conway, Michael Ovitz and Joe Lonsdale. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. Nathan McKinley, vice president of ... Read the full article
Asia to be a driver of InsurTech and re/insurance growth: Willis Towers Watson
23rd February 2018
As one of the largest underdeveloped re/insurance markets globally Asia remains a key growth region with demand forecast to grow as natural catastrophes become more frequent and intense. Willis Towers Watson’s second annual Asia Insurance Market report highlighted the potential for Asia to become an InsurTech hub and drive global re/insurance ... Read the full article
Swiss Re says “no certainty” SoftBank deal will be consumated
23rd February 2018
Swiss Re said this morning that while it's board is carefully assessing a potential transaction with Japanese tech and telecoms giant SoftBank, there is "no certainty" a common ground will be found and a deal proceed. Swiss Re confirmed recently that it has been in talks with SoftBank about the ... Read the full article
Munich Re and Bosch partner for Industry 4.0 and IoT
22nd February 2018
Global reinsurance giant Munich Re has signed a cooperation agreement with international technology and service company Bosch, in an effort to develop new solutions for connected manufacturing in Industry 4.0. The agreement was signed on February 22nd, 2018 at the Bosch ConnectedWorld conference, and is the first Internet of Things (IoT) ... Read the full article
Cryptocurrencies need regulation before they could materially impact reinsurers: S&P
21st February 2018
As cryptocurrencies gain traction within financial markets, bringing the potential to infiltrate the traditional financial systems and expose re/insurers to the possibility of a bubble burst, S&P stated in a report that cryptocurrencies would need some regulation before they could have a major impact on the financial markets. Analysts believe the ... Read the full article
18 companies join The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance blockchain consortium
21st February 2018
The Institutes RiskBlock Alliance has announced that 18 companies have joined the risk management and insurance industry’s first enterprise-level blockchain consortium. The RiskBlock Alliance seeks to leverage the blockchain to lower industry transaction costs while increasing the speed and security of data transfers among customers, industry stakeholders, and third parties. RiskBlock Alliance ... Read the full article
Insurtech industry board set up with UK government support
21st February 2018
A new Insurtech Board has been set up as part of the Tech City UK and UK government backed Fintech Delivery Panel, to provide a focus on making the UK a key hub for insurance technology start-ups, investing and developments. The Fintech Delivery Panel, which was established at the request of ... Read the full article
Zurich launches UK Innovation Foundry
20th February 2018
Zurich has launched a new initiative to tackle changing customer demands and help drive change throughout its operations, the UK Innovation Foundry, set to be led by Mark Budd, UK Head of Innovation. The Innovation Foundry will progress Zurich’s innovation agenda and support the development of all ideas in a formally coordinated ... Read the full article
AI can deliver more efficient client value: Dan Glaser, MMC
19th February 2018
Marsh & McLennan (MMC) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dan Glaser discussed the role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in both disrupting and advancing the re/insurance industry, noting its potential to improve data use and drive more efficient value to customers, in a recent interview with A.M. BestTV. Commenting on how ... Read the full article
InsurTech success lies in “identifying scalable niches & looking beyond insurance”: IBM
19th February 2018
Re/insurers should look for opportunities to harness new technologies that increase customer interaction value, improve agility and add flexibility in product development through InsurTechs, IBM advised in a recent study. The banking and transport sectors have already undergone a widespread shift with the ecosystem model smashing traditional paradigms, and whilst being ... Read the full article